A fact-finding trip was organised to explore potential for tourism development in mountainous Lung Van commune in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Tan Lac district.
Hoa Binh
Lake - a tourist attration in Hoa Binh
province (Source: VNA)
The trip was joined by local officials,
representatives from Action on Poverty in Vietnam, and FLC Group on August 8.
Situated at an altitude of nearly 700m above sea level, and covered with clouds
around the year, Lung Van is the centre of five upland communes of Tan Lac
district. It has great potential and advantages for promoting tourism
development.
It boasts numerous heritage featuring Muong ethnic people’s culture identities
such as Mo Muong culture heritage, Muong gong, handicraft products, traditional
festivals and folk games.
Lung Van is an attractive destination for community-based tours. It has the
provincial road 440 linking to localities with tourism potential including
communes of Quyet Chien, Nam Son, Bac Son, Ngo Luong in Tan Lac district;
Pu Bin and Noong Luong communes in Mai Chau district; and tourism sites in Bac
Thuoc district of the north central province
of Thanh Hoa.
Besides, Lung Van boasts a system of caves and old stilt houses.
During the trip, participants visited several projects of tourism development.
Representatives from FLC hoped to cooperate with the locality in developing
tourism, especially community-based tourism, while calling on the local
authority to work well on management, and pay attention to improving the
quality of tourism services.
Training courses should be arranged for local households which are supplying
homestay services for tourists, helping them collect experience in this field,
they said.
Action on Poverty in Vietnam
pledged to send experts to Lung Van to support the building of tourism
development plans for the locality.
Speaking at the working session with the delegation, Vice Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Tran
Dang Ninh asked Tan Lac authority to swiftly outline a project to promote
tourism development in upland communes, focusing on encouraging local household
to provide homestay services.
Tourism activities must ensure the preservation of typical culture and
environmental protection, he noted.
Source: VNA
Boasting favourable transport system, stunning landscapes, and an array of wellness resorts, Hoa Binh has been an ideal antidote for relieving stress.
April 30th and May 1st with 5 days off is the ideal time for families to choose the relaxing destinations and find a peaceful place. Thanks to the advantage of convenient transportation, mountainous terrain with wild beauty, cool climate, the resorts and health care areas in Hoa Binh province attract tourists on this occasion.
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The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
